Here are the recent USPTO filing statistics through September 30, 2015, the end of FY2015:
New trademark application filings at the USPTO:
- 3rd Quarter of 2015: 91,441 new applications filed
- First three quarters of 2015: 278,651 applications filed
- FY2015 (October 1 2014 through September 30, 2015): 362,576 applications filed
In other words, filings for FY2015 were up approximately 10%. This is a large increase, and greater than most (if not all) increases in recent years.
And here are some recent historical comparisons:
- FY2014: 330,760 applications filed
- 3rd Quarter of 2014: 83,001 new applications filed
- 3rd quarter of 2013: 82,473 applications filed
- First three quarters of 2014: 252, 284 applications filed
- First 3 quarters of 2013: 247,388 applications filed
[Note: All data retrieved via TESS search on USPTO.gov on October 6, 2015]
